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Media

Well, this is uncomfortable. I spend a lot of time - in boardrooms and on stages across the world - trying to explain to brands why a digital marketing agency is so fundamentally different from a lot of traditional advertising... Read more

David Carr was one of my secret weapons. I once, jokingly, referred to myself as a "Media Hacker". The title stuck. In fact, I like it more than "President" or any of the other formal titles that I have been... Read more

Mobile ads are not Internet ads. Mobile ads are not like other ads. Marketers can say whatever they want about advertising. Many brands feel that it is all about the message being consistent across all platforms. Other brands believe that... Read more

So, how is all of that data working out for you? There have been two stories in the news that have truly captured my attention (and a lot of thought) over the past few weeks. The first one, is how... Read more

Make them cry. When speaking to marketers about what kind of advertising works, the answer still remains the same: brands must leave a true impression. How is this done? You have to tug at the consumer's heart, by eliciting a... Read more

The consumer is changing. This used to be a platitude. Correction. It's a marketing parlour trick to say that "the consumer has changed." It's a parlour trick, because the more professional marketers say this, the more latitude they may be... Read more

"Did you catch the season finale of Serial?" If you're into podcasting (like I am), there is not a finer opening liner than the one above. Podcasting has arrived! (as some in the mass media are now proclaiming). Others (like... Read more

Content Marketing is dead. Right? That didn't take long. I've been reading this notion of "too much content and not enough value" a lot lately. It usually starts with the premise that consumers simply can't keep up with the pace... Read more

"Of course, you want to see ads, you're in marketing!" That's not what I mean. Here's the scene: I've been thinking about buying some stuff (books, yoga mats, whatever...) online since Black Friday. So, as I peruse this pretty little... Read more

Imagine. Imagine if someone pulled you aside, and asked you to change everything about yourself. They wanted you to change how you look, how you act, how you think, how you connect with others, and more. Worse (or more importantly),... Read more

When you think of someone who understand the state of media, who do you think of? One of the most interesting media characters I follow is Jason Hirschhorn. I've been subscribing to his e-newsletter (yes, I still enjoy getting these fascinating... Read more

I still love to blog... how about you? It's amazing to me how I often I get asked about blogging and the merits of publishing longer, text-based, content on a regular basis. There are still tons of blog posts being... Read more

Before you do anything, please watch this: It's almost perfect, isn't it? I don't even own that much clothing from Patagonia. But, after watching this twenty-plus minute video on YouTube, that will change. So, it's a video with only 300,000... Read more

We buy a lot of books. Many of them don't get read. Sadly. I'm just as guilty as the next person of picking up the latest and greatest business book, with every intention of devouring every page. I fail at... Read more

Convergence used to be a bad word. In the early days of the Internet, we tossed around the word "convergence" much in the same way that we toss around the words "social media" these days. It was this "be all.... Read more

That old saying about advertising and performance. When people talk about media and advertising, they inevitably trot out the old John Wanamaker saying, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half."... Read more

Have you jumped on board the native advertising train yet? There are few words more buzzworthy these days than "native advertising" (that's a lie... "big data" is probably worse). Yesterday morning, I moderated a panel discussion at Content Marketing World... Read more

Who doesn't want their brand to be more likeable? Ultimately, we are in service of other people. This makes a lot of marketing skeptics shake their collective heads in disbelief, but it is true. It is how I feel. I... Read more

Doomsday Scenario. If you have ever given a presentation in public, you have thought about the Doomsday Scenario. It can be anything from passing out in public and peeing your pants on stage to forgetting what you were going to... Read more

What are you really doing with your marketing dollars? Digital media advertising is now bigger than TV advertising. I didn't make that up. It's a fact. I'm sure there are some advertising executives who would disagree with the data. I'm... Read more